Geology, zonation, and fluid evolution of the Big Gossan Cu-Au skarn deposit, Ertsberg District, Irian Jaya

Economic Geology

Volumn 92, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 509-533

  Meinert, Lawrence D ^a   Hefton, Kristopher K ^b,c   Mayes, David ^b,d   Tasiran, Ian ^b  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b P T Freeport Indonesia   (Indonesia)

^c Homestake Mining Company   (United States)

^d Homestake Mining Company   (Canada)

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EID: 5744223810     PISSN: 03610128     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2113/gsecongeo.92.5.509     Document Type: Article

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